Every time manufacturers bring a new “unpickable” lock to market, amateur and professional locksmiths descend on the new product to prove them wrong. [Shane] from [Stuff Made Here] decided to try his ...

Even though the very concept of an ‘unpickable lock’ is as plausible as making water not be wet, this doesn’t take away from the intellectual thrill of devising solutions to picking attacks and ...

“Look on my works, ye burglars, and despair.” These were the words used to describe the locks of Jeremiah Chubb, an iron worker in 19th-century London who was renowned for his Detector, a security ...

A custom locking mechanism looks simple from the outside, but the hidden engineering makes it far more difficult to bypass.

The pursuit of lock picking is as old as the lock, which is itself as old as civilization. But in the entire history of the world, there was only one brief moment, lasting about 70 years, where you ...

This is the brand-new Forever Lock, or For Life Lock, which is said to be completely unpickable. A YouTube video posted by LockMan28 shows how the crazy and ingenious lock works. LockMan28 said he ...

Computer security is a hot topic. Ask Barclays. Or Halifax. Or Egg. Or any other financial institution which has recently discovered the hazards of online banking. Most such institutions probably ...

In the more innocent days of April, we showed you a mystery bike lock that purported to be “unpickable.” A hidden keyhole was supposed to prevent picks from getting into the lock. It seemed rock-solid ...

“Look on my works, ye burglars, and despair.” These were the words used to describe the locks of Jeremiah Chubb, an iron worker in 19th-century London who was renowned for his Detector, a security ...